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Monday, January 5, 2026
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Quandary
5 Across: Doctor's stand-in
8 Across: Throng
9 Across: Curling lock of hair
10 Across: World's highest mountain
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Author of "Dombey and Son"
2 Down: Slack
3 Down: Wednesday or thereabouts
4 Down: Charge with gas
5 Down: Connections
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Sunday, January 4, 2026
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Powerful
4 Across: Accepted practice
8 Across: Commerce
9 Across: Breed of cat
10 Across: One who settles disputes
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: "Our -- Friend", Dickens novel
2 Down: Seized
3 Down: Deal with
5 Down: Not prepared
6 Down: Two born at the same time
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Saturday, January 3, 2026
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Flightless New Zealand bird
3 Across: More than anything else
9 Across: Instance
10 Across: Drink made from apples
11 Across: Leather with a soft napped surface
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Souvenir
2 Down: Use a loom
4 Down: Bosom
5 Down: Parish clergyman
6 Down: They need a fix
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Inquisitive
5 Across: Hebrew prophet and lawgiver
8 Across: Alloy of copper and zinc
9 Across: Violent whirling wind-storm
10 Across: Green salad plant
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Mender of shoes
2 Down: Cook in an oven
3 Down: Unclear
4 Down: Sofa
5 Down: Wall painting
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Thursday, January 1, 2026
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Passed through a sieve
4 Across: Northernmost US state
8 Across: Wash in clean water
9 Across: Solace
10 Across: Artist's mixing board
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Abrade
2 Down: Organisation of admirers
3 Down: Throw out
5 Down: Lower back pain
6 Down: Loose garment
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Use a cleaver
3 Across: Long-distance foot-race
9 Across: Very old
10 Across: Big
11 Across: Area of swampy ground
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Scottish broadsword
2 Down: Academy award
4 Down: Harvest season
5 Down: Mixture of metals
6 Down: Oldest university in the USA
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Gift
5 Across: Fabric
8 Across: Sharp
9 Across: First course of a meal
10 Across: Blow up
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: High level ground
2 Down: Fit out
3 Down: Blot on the landscape
4 Down: Slates (anag.)
5 Down: Pursue
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Monday, December 29, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Starch (anag.)
4 Across: Stopped
8 Across: Defamation
9 Across: Fictional vampire
10 Across: Those who die for a cause
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Newspaper feature
2 Down: Canadian province
3 Down: Correspond
5 Down: Fashionable
6 Down: Bait, rag
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Sunday, December 28, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Faith, -- and Charity
3 Across: Roomy
9 Across: Non-aligned
10 Across: Choose to participate
11 Across: Laziness
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Good-looking
2 Down: One of the planets
4 Down: Constabulary
5 Down: Angry
6 Down: Trips
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Saturday, December 27, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Opportunities
5 Across: Steam bath
8 Across: Head of a community of monks
9 Across: Piffle
10 Across: Astride (anagram)
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Prattle
2 Down: Fossil resin used for jewellery
3 Down: Stronghold
4 Down: Division into opposing factions
5 Down: Indications
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Friday, December 26, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Do something as a favour
4 Across: Frightened
8 Across: Trip the light fantastic
9 Across: Obstacle
10 Across: Left out
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Having a better than even chance
2 Down: Yearning
3 Down: Excellent
5 Down: 220 yards
6 Down: Crop up
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Thursday, December 25, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Indication
3 Across: In foreign parts
9 Across: Chorus
10 Across: Arched ceiling
11 Across: Alleviated
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: NCO
2 Down: Presents
4 Down: Disappear
5 Down: Wanderer
6 Down: South American country
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Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Captivate
5 Across: Ride a bike
8 Across: Take an oath
9 Across: Leaf vegetable
10 Across: Afternoon show
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Bridegroom's attendant
2 Down: Cereal
3 Down: Capital of Ontario
4 Down: Team game
5 Down: Room on board
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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Mark made by folding
4 Across: Herald's tunic
8 Across: Less common
9 Across: Altered
10 Across: Eight-sided figure
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Root vegetable
2 Down: Unpredictable
3 Down: Gesture of indifference
5 Down: Non-professional
6 Down: Wrath
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Monday, December 22, 2025
Across Clues and Answers:1 Across: Badger's burrow
3 Across: Hindrance
9 Across: First book of the Bible
10 Across: Passenger ship
11 Across: Short-legged dog
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Down Clues and Answers:1 Down: Wisdom
2 Down: Male singing voice
4 Down: Cut in two
5 Down: Sharp hooked claw
6 Down: Hide
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